The Effect of Schroth Exercises on Pulmonary Function in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Medipol Health Group

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Function; Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Treatments: Other: Brace and Exercise Treatment; Other: Brace Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05505695

Schroth Exercises

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of regular Schroth exercises on pulmonary functions in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who use rigid braces and perform Schroth exercises regularly.

Objective: The main purpose of this study, is to investigate the effects of Schroth exercises on pulmonary functions in adolescents who use rigid braces and perform Schroth exercises regularly.

Methods: Twenty-four patients with AIS were included in the study. The patients who wore rigid braces and performed the SSE therapy constituted the "Brace&Exercise" (N=12), and the patients who wore full-time rigid braces but did not perform exercise constituted the "Brace Group" (N=12) of the study. The effects of Schroth exercises on pulmonary functions were measured at the beginning of treatment and the 8th week of the treatment.

Keywords: Adolescent, idiopathic scoliosis, conservative treatment, brace, respiratory function, Schroth exercises.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 10-16 years,
• 25-45 Cobb degree,
• Brace and exercise treatment prescribed by the physician
• Participation in the study was approved by the family/caregiver

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic respiratory diseases,
• Professional athletes,
• Did not perform the exercises regularly
• Did not compliance the brace

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

"Brace&Exercise Group"

Experimental group

Description:

The patients who were the rigid brace and performed the SSE therapy in the specified constituted the Brace \& Exercise. Experimental group patients wore full-time rigid brace and Schroth exercises for 60 minutes 5 days a week by the physician.

Treatment:

Other: Brace and Exercise Treatment

"Brace Group"

Active Comparator group

Description:

The patients who wore full-time rigid braces but did not perform exercise constituted the Brace group. Comparator group patients wore full-time brace only, did not perform Schroth exercises.

Treatment:

Other: Brace Treatment